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  "id": 6409387,
  "title": "US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/us-accuses-chinese-ai-firms-of-malicious-copying-of-ai-technology-6409387",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-09T10:52:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
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    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-09-us-accuses-chinese-ai-firms-of-malicious-copying-of-ai-technology/"
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  "summary": "The US government has accused six Chinese AI firms, including DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and Alibaba 9988.HK, of maliciously copying technology from American AI companies through a technique known as distillation. This process involves training smaller AI models using the output from larger, more expensive ones to reduce costs. The US officials believe these actions were likely with Chinese government awareness and targeted major American AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and SpaceX. The allegations come as President Xi Jinping's visit to the US approaches, and as the nations prepare to discuss AI safety risks. China's foreign ministry responded by praising China's AI advancements as a result of self-reliance and urging the US to refrain from making false accusations.",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-accuses-chinese-ai-firms-of-malicious-copying-of-ai-technology",
        "published": "2026-09-08T20:50:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US accuses Chinese AI firms of ’malicious’ copying of AI technology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-accuses-chinese-ai-firms-of-malicious-copying-of-ai-technology-6330684",
        "published": "2026-09-08T21:30:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "US accuses Chinese AI firms of 'malicious' copying of AI technology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/us-accuses-chinese-ai-firms-of-malicious-copying-of-ai-technology",
        "published": "2026-09-09T00:30:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "US accuses Chinese AI firms of 'malicious' copying of AI technology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/us-accuses-chinese-ai-firms-of-malicious-copying-of-ai-technology-6375640",
        "published": "2026-09-09T02:34:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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